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State Rep: 'I Was Asked to Leave' SC Legislature
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| Contributor | Craverguy |
| Last Edited | Craverguy Mar 29, 2012 11:27am |
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| Author | Carolyn Farr Smith |
| News Date | Thursday, March 29, 2012 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Republican State Representative Eric J. Bikas said that he hasn't been to Columbia in two months, after he was asked to leave in January.
Bikas, 25, who represents District 26 area of Greenville and Pickens County, said in January the sergeant-at-arms asked him to leave the Statehouse chamber at the request of House Speaker Bobby Harrell.
"In January I was asked to leave because when the redistricting occurred, I ended up without a district," Bikas said.
Bikas said that it was his understanding that the redistricting would not take place until November and said the move came as a surprise to him, when he was told he didn't have a district anymore.
"Whenever the Speaker said that, I thought it was kind of weird, but he's the speaker," Bikas said.
State House Spokesman Greg Foster said on Wednesday evening that Bikas was asked to leave due to a violation of the chamber's dress code. Foster also said Bikas still has a district to serve.
"When he came to the House Chamber he had on khakis, tennis shoes and golf shirt," Foster said. "A jacket and tie is required in the chamber. He is not the first person who has been asked to leave for improper dress."
When asked about the dress code violation, Bikas said that he felt if it was something as minor as that, Harrell would have called him up informally and talked to him about it.
According to House voting records, Bikas hasn't cast a vote since Jan. 18. |
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